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The FIR, No.1224 was registered in July 2023 at Rawat Police Station, alleging Murad Khan committed premeditated murder, leading to charges under the murder section of the PPC. According to the details, the criminal opened direct fire at Arsalan while he was buying some goods at a bakery in Basali area of Rawat. The victim was being taken to Rawalpindi\u2019s hospital but he couldn\u2019t survive the serious injuries and died before reaching the hospital. The police chief, CPO Syed Khalid Hamdani commended the police investigating and legal teams for securing the major punishment for the criminal. APP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: In a high-profile murder case, the Additional Sessions court on Friday sentenced Murad Khan death sentence by hanging under Section 302(b) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). 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